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Chapter 19: Playing and Selecting Track Material 395
Navigating to Tracks Using Track
Position Numbers
With Track Number View enabled, each track is
assigned a number corresponding to its position
in the Mix and Edit Windows. You can scroll di-
rectly to any track by its positional number.
To navigate directly to any track using Track
Position Numbers:
1
Choose View > Track Number.
2
Do one of the following:
• Choose Track > Scroll to Track.
– or –
• Press Alt+F (Windows) or Com-
mand+F (Mac).
3
In the Scroll To Track dialog, enter the Track
Position Number.
4
Click OK.
The track is selected, and the windows scroll as
follows:
• The Edit window tracks scroll to bring the se-
lected track as close to the top as possible.
• The Mix window tracks scroll to bring the se-
lected track as close to the left as possible.
Scrolling Options
You can configure how contents of the Edit win-
dow scroll during playback and recording.
To configure Scrolling options:
■
Choose Options > Scrolling and select one of
the following options:
None The Edit window does not scroll during or
after playback. The playback cursor moves
across the Edit window, indicating the playback
location.
After Playback The playback cursor moves
across the Edit window, indicating the playback
location. When playback has stopped, the Edit
window scrolls to the final playback location.
Page The playback cursor moves across the Edit
window, indicating the playback location.
When the right edge of the Edit window is
reached, its entire contents are scrolled, and the
playback cursor continues moving from the left
edge of the window.
Continuous (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with
DV Toolkit 2 Only)
See “Continuous Scrolling
During Playback” on page 396.
Center Playhead (Pro Tools HD Only) See “Cen-
ter Playhead Scrolling” on page 396.
When tracks are reordered, Track Position
Numbers are reassigned to keep them in nu-
merical sequence.
Scroll To Track dialog
Making a selection in the Timeline or a
playlist, or manually scrolling the Timeline
while in Page Scroll or Continuous Scroll
mode suspends page scrolling. To resume
page scrolling and jump to the current play-
back location, click the Playback Cursor lo-
cator in the Main Timebase ruler (see “Lo-
cating the Playback Cursor” on page 394).